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The first list of yokozuna (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyūgorō in 1900 but was not regarded as official until 1926 when it was published by the newly formed Japan Sumo Association and updated to 31 names. Since that time, 42 more yokozuna have been promoted.
East Yokozuna 2011-7 Isegahama November 29, 1991 (age 33) Ulaanbaatar: after reaching ōzeki, dropped four divisions due to health problems but fought back up to become 73rd yokozuna in 2021, ten-time makuuchi champion, originally sent to Japan when judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized potential: Tobizaru 翔猿: East Maegashira 5 2015-1
Terunofuji performing the yokozuna dohyō-iri ceremony at Meiji Shrine, August 2021. In the July 2021 tournament, Terunofuji was in contention for the Emperor's Cup with a perfect record after 14 days before losing in the final match to fellow Mongolian-born yokozuna Hakuhō, who won the championship with a perfect 15–0 record. [75]
Ōhō is a third-generation professional sumo wrestler. His maternal grandfather is the 48th yokozuna Taihō. His mother, Mieko, is Taihō's third daughter. His father is former sekiwake Takatōriki. Ōhō is the third-born of four brothers. His oldest brother, Yukio, is a professional wrestler in Japan.
27: The Sumo Association announces promotions to the second-highest rank of jūryō, three of whom are promoted to sekitori status for the very first time. 24-year-old Kazekenō won the jonokuchi title in his first tournament in May 2022 and clinched the makushita championship at the recently concluded March tournament with a perfect record of ...
Since the establishment of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council (横綱審議委員会, Yokozuna-shingi-iinkai) on 21 April 1950, wrestlers have been promoted to yokozuna by the Japan Sumo Association. The first yokozuna promoted by the Sumo Association was the 41st yokozuna Chiyonoyama Masanobu.
Wrestlers who went on to be promoted to yokozuna are tabulated in the list of yokozuna. [2] Active wrestlers (September 2024) are indicated by italics. The number of top division yūshō (championships) won by each ōzeki is also listed. There is no requirement to win a championship before promotion, but a wrestler must usually have won around ...
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.